Xavier is a No. 2 NCAA Tournament seed in the South Region, according to ESPN.com's Joe Lunardi, and CBS Sports' Jerry Palm has the Musketeers as a No. 3 seed in the Midwest.
Xavier has only been a No. 2 seed once - in 2016 when the Musketeers lost in the second round on a buzzer-beater against Wisconsin. The Musketeers have never been a No. 1 seed.
Xavier ranks No. 9 in the latest AP Top 25 and No. 8 in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball coaches poll.